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ANGEL HEART

With Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro, Charlotte Rampling, Lisa Bonet
Directed by Alan Parker

Angel Heart is one of Parker's most memorable movies (besides Pink Floyd - The Wall, of course), and is an incredible blend of detective noir and spiritual / religious quest in the search for the soul. Harry Angel is hired by a mysterious man to find a big band swinger who went missing before fulfilling his contract. What he finds is a bloody trail of cover-ups, lies, voodoo and evil. And that which he does uncover is mind-blowing. The hot and sweaty atmosphere of the American South, the great cinematography, editing, soundtrack and performances fuse to make one hell of a movie. This is one of those great '80s flicks that still stands up brilliantly decades later, it's period setting also not tying it to its decade of production, in effect making it timeless. A total must-see.

6 / A
- PB

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A - B - C

never let a review decide for you, but for those who need a rating, see the Flamedrop scale below
6 - Volcanic
5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temperature
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multi-Viewing Potential

B: Could Enjoy A 2nd Look

C: Once Should Suffice



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